Category Archives: Egypt

Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 39: September 21- 27

Posted on September 28, 2015 by nervana111

Top Headlines President Sisi pardoned100 of Egyptian activists including Aljazeera reporter Mohamed Fahmy & others. (Wenesday) Egypt says police killed militants who attacked the Italian consulate. (Friday) Al-Jazeera journalist after their release in Cairo- via AP  Main Headlines Monday Bodies … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 38 ( Sept 14 – 20)

Posted on September 20, 2015 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egyptian security forces accidentally shoot at Mexican tourist convoy, kill 12 (Monday) Egypt’s prosecution imposes gag order on Mexican tourists killing inquiry. (Wednesday) Egypt starts flooding Gaza tunnels. (Friday) Egypt’s Sisi swears in a new government. (Saturday) (Mexico’s … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 37 ( Sept 7- 13)

Posted on September 14, 2015 by nervana111

Top Headlines Outgoing agriculture minister detained pending investigation into corruption charges. (Monday) Syria and Egypt agree on restoring ties. (Friday) Egyptian prime minister and cabinet resign after a series of high-profile accusations of corruption. (Saturday)  Main Headlines  Monday Egyptian court … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 36 ( Aug 31- Sept 6)

Posted on September 6, 2015 by nervana111

Top Headlines: Pentagon says 6 peacekeepers were injured in Sinai (Thursday) Egypt refers Islamist cleric Qaradawi, dozens others to military trial. (Saturday) Egyptian court releases full ruling in Al-Jazeera case. (Sunday)  Main Headlines  Monday EGAS: Investment in Eni mega gas … Continue reading →

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Egypt: Banning Salafist Nour Party may backfire

Posted on September 2, 2015 by nervana111

Initially published in Egypt’s Ahram A popular campaign in Egypt has been launched advocating the disbanding of religiously oriented parties. The campaign started generating support and has already gathered 4,000 signatures. The movement is now backed by Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 35 ( Aug 24 -30)

Posted on August 30, 2015 by nervana111

Top Headlines El-Sisi visits Russia (Tuesday) Arab League postpones issuance of “unified military force” protocol (Wednesday) Egypt sentences Al-Jazeera English journalists to 3 years in prison (Saturday) Egypt summons UK ambassador over criticism of Al-Jazeera trial (Sunday) Egypt to hold … Continue reading →

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What Egypt can learn from Lebanon’s “You Stink” campaign

Posted on August 29, 2015 by nervana111

  As the Lebanese people poured onto the streets of Beirut protesting against their dysfunctional political scene, and their government’s continued inability to provide basic services such as garbage collection, media coverage of the protests in Egypt focused mainly on … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 34 ( Aug 17- 23)

Posted on August 23, 2015 by nervana111

Top Headlines Islamic State claims Cairo’s courthouse bombing. (Thursday) Four Palestinian Hamas militants were abducted in Sinai. (Thursday) Egypt sentences Brotherhood leader to life imprisonment. (Saturday) Egyptian security forces fire tear gas at striking police officers. (Sunday) A bombing in … Continue reading →

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Children Should Not Wear Hijab in Egypt’s Schools

Posted on August 18, 2015 by nervana111

Early on Sunday, a report appeared in Egypt’s Youm 7 newspaper that Egypt’s Ministry of Education would ban children from wearing the Islamic headscarf  (hijab)  at school. The report was based on an interview with the Minister of Education Moheb … Continue reading →

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Short Comments: Terrorism in Egypt

Posted on August 17, 2015 by nervana111

 In August, security was on very high alert in Egypt . Two events were particularly important: the inauguration of the Suez Canal on August 6, and the second anniversary of the forced dispersal of the sit-ins at Rabaa al-Adaweya and … Continue reading →

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